Appalachian League Standings and Latest Scores
The East Division shows Pulaski 3 19 and 612, Danville 26 24 520, Bluefield 23 25 479, Princeton 16 27 372, Burlington 16 32 433. West Division lists Elizabethton 28 19 596, Bristol 24 18 57 11 12, Kingsport 27 22 581 2, Johnson City 25 24 510 4, Greeneville 22 27 449 7. Wednesday results: Bristol 13 Elizabethton 5, Bluefield 11 Danville 1, Greeneville 4 Burlington 3, Pulaski 5 Johnson City 2, Kingsport Princeton 2 (cancelled). Thursday: Bristol at Elizabethton late, Danville 9 Bluefield 3, Burlington 5 Greeneville 4, Pulaski 6 Johnson City 2, Kingsport Princeton cancelled. Friday: Bristol at Kingsport, Burlington at Elizabethton, Greeneville at Johnson City, Princeton at Danville, Pulaski at Bluefield. Other games: Tampa Bay 10 Cleveland 7, LA Angels 9 Baltimore 4, Minnesota 7 Seattle 3, Toronto 5 Oakland 1, New York Yankees 5 Texas 3.
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Orioles fall as Danville downs Bluefield in 4-1 setback
Danville Braves top Bluefield 4-1 as Chris Shehan homers and Rodriguez, Shehan, Campusano, and Gilmore collect two hits each. Orioles commit five errors, Bluefield leaves eight on base. Bluefield remains within reach of first place Pulaski as they host a three game series and youth clinic events are announced.
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Danville
Eddie Gamboa
Braves
Shayne Moody
Jon Gilmore
Gerardo Rodriguez
Gamboa
Josh Faiola
RBI
Mike Elkerson
Rodriguez Singlage
Shehan
Bluefield
Elvin Polanco
Ronnie Welty
Orioles
Polanco
Welty
Carolus
Rodriguez
Campusano
Gilmore
Pulaski
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Weekend Sports Radio Schedule and Night Baseball Playoffs
A detailed Friday schedule lists radio and TV coverage for multiple leagues including the Appalachian League Rays at Danville Braves, MLB games with the Orioles and Texas, NASCAR practice and pole qualifying at Watkins Glen, Rolex Sports Car Series, boxing with Tavoris Cloud, PGA Championship, U.S. Women's Amateur, Little League Southeast regional final, and Olympic events from Beijing plus a long list of MLB games and results for the night across several stadiums.
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Danville
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Texas
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N.Y
Tavoris Cloud
Julio Cesar Gonzalez
Chicago
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Mic
Thursday's Deals Across Baseball and Other Leagues
Baseball moves include Victor De La Cruz suspended 50 games for a PED violation. Orioles traded Chad Niemto Tampa Bay. Red Sox optioned Chris Smith and added Lavarnway and Wasselew. Rangers placed David Murphy on 15-day DL and added Jason Ellison. A.J. Murray moved to 60-day DL. Cubs traded Eyre to Philadelphia for Schutter. Pirates signed Wesley Freeman. Nationals placed Elijah Dukes on 15-day DL and recalled Garrett Mack. Heat signed Yakhouba Diawara. Bills signed Derrick Jones. Panthers waived Charles Spencer. Bengals waived Travis Brown. Packers traded Favre to Jets for a conditional pick. Jets released Chad Pennington. NHL named John Collins COO.
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Mets edge Padres after late bullpen collapse
New York rallied for a 5-3 win over San Diego as David Wright delivered a two run homer with two outs in the ninth, after the bullpen faltered to steal the lead from Johan Santana.
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Johan Santana
San Diego Padres
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PGA major tests players on punishing Oakland Hills layout
The report describes brutal conditions at Oakland Hills for the PGA Championship with thick rough and firm Donald Ross greens. Sergio Garcia and Anthony Kim posted 69 and 70s while Phil Mickelson battled bunkers. Karlsson opened with a double bogey but recovered to 68, and players noted the course resembles a U.S. Open in difficulty. Geoff Ogilvy, the U.S. Open winner, commented on the current major form.
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U.S
Oakland Hills
Lee Westwood
Sergio Garcia
Billy Mayfair
Sean O’hair
Ken
Duke
Phil Mickelson
Anthony Kim
Angel Cabrera
Rod Pampling
Michael Allen
Karlsson
Tiger
Geoff Ogilvy
Graham G-Men Aim to Extend Classic Run Under Marrs
Graham High School faces a demanding schedule as quarterback David Marrs leads the G-Men into 2008, citing a 2007 rebound from an 0-3 start after an injury at Blacksburg. Coach Doug Marrs highlights improvements across positions, a powerful backfield, and weapons like Torren Byrd and Kyle Harris. The team seeks to build on a two-time state-championship tradition and top their rivals, including Christiansburg in the Aug. 22 opener.
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Blacksburg
Richlands
Blue Tornado
Marion
Doug Marrs
Graham
David
Christiansburg
Tyler Barreras
Ittee
Ronnie Scott
Dominique Lane
Blunferd
Kyle Harris
Josh Halsey
Halsey
Josh Mooney
Tony Barreras
Darrius Carper
Alex
J.K. Goins
Torren Byrd
J.K
Torren
Dominique
Kyle
Bluefield
Gretna
Blue Demons
Brian Woodson
Bwoodson
Bdtonline
Umpire Lambert Earns National Softball Tourney Call
Lambert, veteran Little League umpire from Tazewell, has been chosen for the national softball tournament after a long grading process through local district state and regional levels. He aims to reach the World Series in girls softball and boys baseball and will travel to Oregon for duties along with other officials and a support group.
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Tazewell
Virginia
United States
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Puerto Rico
Italy
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Espn 2
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Bluefield
Kirkland
Wash
Larry Blankenship
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Joe Honto
Richlands
Gary Wright
John Lambert III
Trey
Ashleigh
Tey
District 11
Umpires’ Association
Oregon
Tom Bone
Tbone
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